The Dong Feng-21 (DF-21, CSS-5) is China’s first-generation mobile-launch, solid-fuelled medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), developed from the JL-1 SLBM. The missile can be either nuclear- or conventionally-armed.

The Ju Lang-1 (JL-1, CSS-N-3) is China’s first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), deployed on the Type 092 (‘Xia’ class) nuclear-powered missile submarine. The missile has also been developed into the DF-21 MRBM.

The Dong Feng-5 (DF-5, CSS-4) is China’s first true intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of reaching most parts of North America and Western Europe. The missile has also been developed into the Chang Zheng-2/3/4 families of orbital launch vehicles.

The Dong Feng-4 (DF-4, CSS-3) is a liquid-propellant, nuclear-tipped intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) introduced in the late 1980s, capable of hitting targets in the West Pacific, South Asia, and European Russia.

The Dong Feng-3 (DF-3, CSS-2) is a liquid-propellant, nuclear- or conventionally-armed medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) introduced in 1969, capable of reaching U.S. military bases in the First Island Chain.